AGM & Autumn Meeting Romford September 2021 – Results

The 66^th AGM of the Society eventually took place in early September, having not been possible in 2020 or May 2021 due to Covid-19 restrictions.  A little over 40 members of the Society attended.  There were a number of apologies not least of which was our own Lady President Dot Greaves who was having to isolate.  The AGM was as usual an informative but brisk affair which included a presentation to the winner of the Ida Bunting Memorial Trophy Carol Penny The Rayleigh Club and the runner up Linda Woods Royal Epping.

At the end of the meeting a lovely thank you was given by Susan Wilson Forrester Park, on behalf of all members, to the Committee for their hard work especially during these difficult times. This was also echoed by Carole Loveday Romford Golf Club. 

The Lady Captain of Romford Golf Club Steph Withers then welcomed all the ladies to Romford and hoped they would enjoy their day. The Autumn Meeting took place shortly afterwards with 38 ladies in the 4BBB competition off full handicap, with the Lady Captain of Romford marking a card for the odd pair. 

The course was in superb condition though some of the ladies found the rough punishing and had difficulty with some of the carries off the tee. But all enjoyed their golf in warm and sunny conditions. The day was finished off with a very enjoyable fish and chip and Eton mess supper.  Carol Bell thanked Steph for all her help and the assistance of Romford ladies and a gentleman in ball spotting as balls were difficult at times  to locate in the rough. Carol  presented Steph with an orchid as a token appreciation. Our grateful thanks also go to Romford Golf Club for hosting the meeting and to all the staff on the day. The catering and service staff deserve a special mention as they were exemplary and the ladies really appreciated it. 

The competition was very competitive with all pairs on 30 points or more.  In third place on count back with 40 points were Cecelia Jackaman The Rayleigh Club & Viggi Thompson Forrester Park. 2^nd also on 40 points were Linda Woods Royal Epping & Terri Hayzer Warley Park. Way out ahead with a fantastic score of 46 points and winners of the Bradban Trophy were

            Pennie Lipscomb The Warren and Mary Hull Burnham

Vouchers for all the prize winners have been posted. 

Carol Bell Hon Secretary & Webmaster

Pennie Lipscomb Ida Bunting Organiser presenting the trophy to Carol Penny The Rayleigh Club

AGM and Autumn Meeting Romford Golf Club 9 September 2021 – Details for the Day

The 66th AGM of the Society of Essex Lady Captains will be held at Romford Golf Club at 11 am prior to the Autumn Meeting.

For all those playing in the Autumn Meeting please register by no later than 10.40. If you are held up on the day please send a text message to Carol Bell (mobile 07784 244172) or leave a voice message, giving your estimated time of arrival.  Bacon rolls and coffee will be available from around 10.00 am.   First tee time is 12 noon.  A list of those playing can be downloaded below.  If you need to cancel your place please contact Jane Collier preferably via email janecollier03@btinternet.com or alternatively telephone Jane on 01621 893644, in either case please ensure you receive confirmation of your cancelation.

The evening meal is fish and chips and the dessert is strawberry Eton mess. If you have any special dietary requirements you must contact the club direct (01708 740986) in advance of the meeting, to ensure you are properly catered for.  We have decided that for the time being we will not change for the evening meal.
Can you please ensure that others at your club are aware of these details. Look forward to seeing you all on the day.

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Carol Bell Hon Secretary & Webmaster

Ida Bunting Memorial Trophy Final 2021

The final of the Ida Bunting Memorial Trophy took place at The Warren Golf Club on Monday 23rd August.

Carol Penny handicap index 14.1, The Rayleigh Club v Linda Woods handicap index 16, Royal Epping Golf Club.  Linda received 2 shots.

Carol won the tricky first hole but Linda then won the second hole to square the match. The third & fourth holes were halved. Carol had an excellent drive on the 101yds par 3 5th and won the hole with a par. Linda then won the 6th with her shot & continued her good play to win the 7th & 8th. The 9th was halved so Linda turned 2up.

Carol then won the 173yd Par 3 10^th reducing the deficit to 1. The 11^th was halved  but Linda won the 12^th to go back to 2 up. Carol then fought back strongly winning the 13^th, parring the 14^th to square the match and winning the 15^th to go 1 up. Linda won the tough par 5 16^th to get the match back to square. The tricky 107yd par 3 was halved in 4 leaving it all to play for on the 462 yd par 5 18^th. Both players hit good drives but Linda’s ball held up in the rough and her second shot left her with no clear shot to the green. Meanwhile Carol’s drive sat centre fairway and after a good second shot she put her third just short of the green. Carol went on to chip and putt for a par to win the match. It was a tight match and fitting for the final.

Lady President Dot Greaves presented both players with mementos and Carol Penny with the Ida Bunting Memorial Trophy. Thanks to The Warren Golf Club for hosting the final.

Lady President Dot Greaves presenting the Ida Bunting Trophy to Carol Penny

Dot Greaves, Carol Penny & Linda Woods

Carol Penny with her caddy Kim

Pennie Lipscomb Ida Bunting Organiser and Referee (photos courtesy of Steve Woods)

Notice of 66th AGM

The 66^th AGM of the Society could not take place in 2020 due to Covid-19 restrictions and we were not sure whether we would be able to have it at all in 2021. Given restrictions have now been relaxed we have decided to go ahead with the AGM prior to the Autumn Meeting at Romford Golf Club on Thursday 9 September. 

The AGM will start promptly at 11 am and members are encouraged to attend. 

Further details of the Autumn Meeting at Romford will be posted on the website soon and please note that if you applied for this meeting you will already have received confirmation of your place. As we have now returned to our normal practises we will NOT be emailing individual players so please check back on the website again early September for final details of the day and list of players. Please also ensure that other players at your club are aware of all the details.  

We still have spaces available so members are encouraged to book as soon as possible by contacting Jane Collier preferably via email janecollier03@btinternet.com or alternatively telephone Jane on 01621 893644. Both past and present Lady Captains have really enjoyed the opportunity to get back together on and off the golf course this year so why not join us for our last meeting this season. 

Advance notice – Romford only have a few buggies so if you need one please contact the Pro shop 01708 740986 as soon as possible to book (£30) and let us know if you are comfortable sharing it and we will try to join ladies up. 

Carol Bell Hon Secretary & Webmaster

Ida Bunting Semi finals – Results

Ida Bunting Semi Finals Monday 9th August 2021 Five Lakes Golf Club
We were favoured by the course being in excellent condition and just one short, heavy shower followed by brilliant sunshine.
Match 1 teed off at 10.40am
Jennifer Starr playing handicap 18 from Gosfield v Linda Woods playing handicap 18 from Royal Epping
The first 2 holes were halved, Jenny then putted very well to go 3 up after 8 holes. Linda then played well and won the next 4 holes to go 1 up; Jenny won the 14th to square the match but Linda won the 15th &16th and went on to win on the 17th 2&1.
Match 2 teed off at 10.48am
Andrea Clarke playing handicap 19 from Belfairs v Carol Penny playing handicap 17 from The Rayleigh Club
Andrea started with a par on the first hole to go 1 up, Carol won the 4th but lost the 5th. This match was very close with the lead swapping sides repeatedly and was all square at the turn. Andrea won the 10th but Carol fought back winning 11 & 12. Andrea then squared the match on the 13th but lost the 15th so Carol was 1 up going down the 18th which was halved so Carol won 1 up.
The losing semi-finalists were presented with a small token as congratulations for getting so far in the competition.
Our thanks go to the caddies, referees and Five Lakes Golf Club.
My thanks also to the caterers for the delicious array of sandwiches following the match.

The final Carol Penny v Linda Woods is at The Warren Golf Club on Monday 23 August at 1304 supporters are welcome.

Pennie Lipscomb Ida Bunting Organiser and Referee

Clacton 3rd Summer Meeting August 2021 – Results

Our 3^rd Summer meeting took place at Clacton Golf Club in mid August. It was a small but very successful meeting with 32 ladies playing the challenging coastal course. Whilst the course is flat there are plenty of bunkers and fleets to avoid and the rough proved tricky to get out of at times.  A massive swarm of flying ants caused problems for some players on the 16^th. The bar and catering staff were very efficient and friendly and the ladies enjoyed their evening meal. Thanks especially to Jane Harkness and Terry McConnell for their help in arranging the event and to Head Professional  Michael Goodwin  for sorting out the golf side of things & welcoming us all to the club on the day.  Lady Captain Maxine Baker joined the ladies for their evening meal.

Whilst the weather forecast was warm but overcast there was a breeze and we did get a shower but the sun came out to finish off a lovely day at the seaside!

The 4BBB drawn pairs were very competitive with all 3 prizewinning pairs finishing on 38 points. The prize winners sheet can be downloaded below.  The winners of the Friendship Salver on count back were Terry Whiteman Garon Park & Jenny Luke Mardyke Valley. Vouchers for the 3 winning pairs will be posted shortly. 

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Jan Eves Colne Valley Golf Club teeing off at the 12th

Carol Bell Hon Secretary & Webmaster

3rd Summer Meeting Clacton 12 August 2021- Details for the day

Following the relaxation of Covid-19 restrictions we are just about able to return to our normal practices with no need to email individual players but can everyone ensure that others at your club are aware of all the arrangements below for this meeting.

Please register by no later than 11.10.  If you are held up on the day please send a text message to Carol Bell (mobile 07784 244172) or leave a voice message, giving your estimated time of arrival.  Bacon rolls and coffee will be available from around 10.30.   First tee time is 12 noon.  A list of those playing can be downloaded below.  If you need to cancel your place please contact Jane Collier preferably via email janecollier03@btinternet.com or alternatively telephone Jane on 01621 893644, in either case please ensure you receive confirmation of your cancelation.

The evening meal is Roast turkey with all the trimmings and the dessert is lemon meringue pie. If you have any special dietary requirements you must contact the club direct (01255 421919) in advance of the meeting, to ensure you are properly catered for.  We have decided that for the time being we will not change for the evening meal but please note that no golf shoes may be worn in the club house. Buggies are available to hire at £20 by contacting the Pro shop on the contact number above.

Places are still available, if you have not booked already, contact Jane Collier preferably via email janecollier03@btinternet.com or alternatively telephone Jane on 01621 893644.

We look forward to seeing you all at Clacton on the day.

Clacton 12 August 2021 players

Carol Bell (Hon Sec and Webmaster)

Theydon Bois 2nd Summer Meeting July 2021 – Results

Our 2^nd Summer Meeting took place at Theydon Bois Golf Club in mid July. With a forecast of heavy rain and possible lightening sadly a number of ladies decided to cancel. This always causes a lot of extra work especially on this occasion as it was a drawn team game. However Lady Captain Jill James and past LC’s Jo Shepherd and Jennifer Stokes all stepped up to the plate and joined in the competition to make up the teams. The drawn teams played a stableford competition with 2 out of 4 scores to count. The course looked lovely but with little roll on the ball after recent rain it was generally playing long. Congratulations to the winners Mary-Anne Decruz (Benton Hall), Judith Robertson (Colchester), Ros Clements Stoke by Nayland and Susan Gill (Maylands). We will try to present the Trophy later in the year. The full list of prize winners can be downloaded here.

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As is often the case the weather forecast didn’t turn out to be a reality and whilst is started out cloudy, the skies soon cleared away and temperature rose to create some lovely playing conditions. Just to show how great the conditions were for most of the day take a look at Linda Mead current Lady Captain of Mardyke Valley enjoying her first meeting with us in glorious sunshine. Duing these Covid times the Committee are having to put in place revised processes & procedures to ensure everyone is safe. These have worked really well and a number of our members have praised the excellent organisation of our days which does make our efforts worthwhile. Our grateful thanks to Theydon Bois Golf Club for hosting this event and to all the staff on the day. The meal of braised lamb shanks and tarte tatin was a real delight and praised by many of the ladies. Thanks again to Lady Captain Jill and Past Captains Jo and Jennifer for their help on the day.

Our next meeting is on 12 August at Clacton, if any past or present Lady Captains would like to join us please contact Jane Collier to book your place (email janecollier03@btinternet.com).

Carol Bell Hon Secretary & Webmaster

Ida Bunting Memorial Trophy 2021 Semi Final

The Ida Bunting competition has now reached the semi final stage. Details of the players, venue and timing are set out below:

IDA BUNTING MEMORIAL TROPHY 2021
Semi Final – Monday 9th August
Five Lakes Golf Club
10.40am Carol Penny, The Rayleigh Club v Andrea Clarke, Belfairs
10.48am Jennifer Starr, Gosfield Lakes v Linda Wood, Royal Epping Forest

FINAL DETAILS FOR PLAYERS Theydon Bois 12 July 2021

We had hoped that all restrictions in place for Covid-19 would have been lifted by now but this is not the case. Consequently we have made a few changes to our normal practices to ensure we follow the appropriate guidelines and keep everyone safe.

PLEASE NOTE that the AGM will not take place at Theydon Bois, date and venue to be agreed.

The playing field has been split into 2 halves in order to reduce the number of ladies arriving at the same time and we have tried to ensure where possible ladies from the same club are in the same half of the draw. A list of players for Group A and Group B can be downloaded here so please check this and arrive at the appropriate time.

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Detailed arrangements for the meeting:

·         Please change into your golf shoes in the car park

·         Group A to arrive no earlier than 11 and register no later than 1115 – first tee at 1200

·         Bacon rolls at 1115 these will be wrapped

·         Group B to arrive no earlier than 1150 and register no later than 1210 – first tee at 1256

·         Bacon rolls at 1210 these will be wrapped

·         Drawn team competition please have your CDH number with you and proof of your WHS Index where possible. Full handicap allowance using your WHS Index (max WHS Index 36.4) to calculate playing handicap according to Theydon Bois course and slope rating table

·         Completed competition cards to be dropped in box provided after your round

·         Tables of 4 for meal in the clubhouse

·        Slow Braised Shank of Lamb with Mashed Potato and minted Jus served with seasonal vegetables followed by Apple Tarte Tatin and Vanilla ice cream.

·         If you have any special dietary requirements please contact Theydon Bois direct in advance of the meeting (Tel 01992 813054).

·         No change of clothes for dinner 

·         Results of the competition will not be available on the day but will be posted on our website as soon as possible

There are a very limited number of buggies available at Theydon Bois so if you need one contact the Pro shop early. Preferential price of £17.50.

We will not be having a table selling merchandise at this meeting but if anyone needs anything we are offering a collect service for any orders placed in advance. Contact Gill Larcombe as soon as possible but not later than Friday 9th July if you need anything (Gill Larcombe mobile 07974 724705). 

Please follow these arrangements and be on time.  Should you be delayed or need to cancel on the morning please text or call me (07784 244172) or Dot Greaves (07941 840965). Please also remember to follow the normal social distancing guidelines and wear a face mask in the clubhouse when not seated in the bar. Rest assured the safety and well being of our members is paramount.

We look forward to seeing you all at Theydon Bois

Carol Bell Hon Secretary & Webmaster